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Cheese or font?

Another way to procrastinate your way through Monday morning. This game is perfect for all you cheese and font fans. Click here to play

Tetris plant pots

Here's some cool ceramic plant pots by Stephanie Choplin, inspired by Tetris. 

For those of you saying 'I wish I could play Tetris right now..!' Don't fret, click here to play... Ceramic article via Industrial Design Served

Paint my album

I might be on my own here, but I used to love (and still do) Microsoft Paint. I still remember our first PC at home and playing until my hearts content on Paint making random patterns. I know Ed is a big fan of Paint as well. Well 'Paint my album' gives you the chance to use it again. The group started as a bit of a joke, creating album covers using Paint, but is now growing into a bit of an internet phenomenon. They want to recreate 2,000 covers by the end of the year. Visit the website to see all of the entries so far, here's a selection of some of my favs...

Type shoot ‘em up

Do you know your VAG from your Bembo? You can test your skills here… probably worth revising your Periodic Table of Typefaces first though.

Type Pong

Pong Type? Yes, it's true. 

Hello

So, as Steve has already informed you, he’s off on his hols and in his absence I’ll be running the show. I’ll be updating it with the usual design related shizzle. I’d love to hear any thoughts and comments you have on the work posted. Hope you recognise Lionel's clay head below, to watch the vid again click here.

iPhone font applications

I just saw a couple of iPhone applications for those of you who are lucky enough to have an iPhone.

Ever seen a good typeface and wondered what it is? Whip out your iPhone and take a photo, and WhatTheFont for iPhone will identify it in seconds! For more info and to download it for free, click here. I don't know if it works, you'll have to let me know! Via Gramatter

The second one is called Kern, and is “a minimalist typography experience challenging you to precisely place a missing letter into a falling word while avoiding any unnecessary ligatures!  Practice and prove your typographical acumen with a score that gives new meaning to point-size!” Sounds like something to do whilst you're bored on the bus or something, click here if you're interested. Via Iain Claridge

Howies Spring catalogue 2009

Visit the Howies website to get your order in of the new Howies Spring catalogue, you can see a pdf of the catalogue too. Designed in part by my friend from University, Aron Jones.  

Graphic designers in and out of love

That chat-up line would prove to have limited success I'm sure! Via Design Observer

Shepard Fairey-ize yourself!

Procrastinators! Click here to turn yourself into Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama poster! via